Zhigulevsk

Zhigulevsk
Жигулёвск
Yablonevy Ovrag, a part of Zhigulyovsk
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Zhigulevsk
Location of Zhigulevsk
Zhigulevsk
Zhigulevsk (Samara Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°23′59″N 49°29′43″E / 53.39972°N 49.49528°E / 53.39972; 49.49528
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSamara Oblast
Founded1949
Town status since1952
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 • Total
55,565
 • Rank298th in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
 • Urban okrugZhigulevsk Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofZhigulevsk Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 )
Postal code
445350
OKTMO ID36704000001
Websitewww.zhigulevsk.org

Zhigulevsk (Russian: Жигулёвск, IPA: [ʐɨɡʊˈlʲɵfsk] ) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, 92 kilometers (57 mi) west of Samara. The population was 55,565 (2010 census); 48,770 (2002 census); 44,801 (1989 Soviet census).